Being aware of environmental challenges, we continuously monitor our emissions and seek solutions to minimize our carbon footprint—the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) we emit.
Scope 1: Emissions from mobile combustion sources, including transportation and campus operations—operational fleet and vehicle circulation on campus in 2023 (staff, students, and visitors)—totaled 162.75 tons of CO2 equivalent.
Scope 2: GHG emissions from the acquisition of electricity consumed in 2023 amounted to 0 tons of CO2 equivalent.
Emissions calculated according to the emission factors of the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings.
Scope 2 emissions were neutralized through the acquisition of consumed energy from renewable sources in the free energy market starting in 2022.
Since 2022, we have obtained a total of 979 MWh of energy in the free energy market, acquiring 100% of the consumed energy from renewable sources. This results in a total of 979 RECs accumulated in 2023.
The International REC Standard (I-REC) is a global system with a unified methodology that certifies the origin of energy as renewable. REC certificates represent that the amount of electricity purchased and consumed was generated from renewable sources (each REC equals 1 MWh of renewable energy consumed).
Centro Universitário Facens is committed to constantly developing new solutions for clean energy generation. Our goal is to offer students a broad understanding of global energy trends. This includes hands-on experience in addressing climate change through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Over the years, we've developed a variety of innovative solutions encompassing various renewable energy sources. Notable projects include:
* The experimental units that produce biogas, wind energy, hydroelectric energy, and biodiesel are not connected to the campus electrical grid.
These projects are conducted both institutionally—through initiatives led by Facens—and by our students, who have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge in practice, developing real projects that contribute to the pursuit of a more sustainable energy matrix.
At Facens, we believe that education and research play a fundamental role in promoting innovation and advancing technologies aimed at clean energy generation. By equipping our students with technical skills and advanced knowledge, we are preparing a new generation of professionals to face the environmental and energy challenges of the future while simultaneously driving sustainable socioeconomic development in our community and the world.
At Facens, we divert from landfills:
60,8% of all solid waste produced in 2021;
67,2% of all solid waste produced in 2022;
69,7% of all solid waste produced in 2023;
In 2023, 6,390 kg of solid waste were recycled.
In 2023, with our composting infrastructure, we managed to keep 100% of the organic waste produced in the cafeteria and restaurant away from landfills.
We successfully reused 1,147 kg of food waste in 2023.
The remaining food waste is used in our biodigester, producing biofertilizer and biogas. Raw vegetable waste is mixed with tree pruning residues to produce compost utilized at Facens.
Centro Universitário Facens was recognized in the 2023 UI GreenMetric Ranking, achieving the highest score in indicators related to water use efficiency and aquatic pollution control on our campus.
